atrophy
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FDA documents describe it as a prescription device intended to improve visual acuity in patients with certain forms of dry AMD and without center involving geographic atrophy or neovascular maculopathy.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
Two things may be true: A.I. is putting unsustainable pressure on managers, and an overreliance on A.I. is causing previously standard skills to atrophy.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026
This gives them the right to collect two extra payments of $2 a share each, provided that global sales of Syfovre, the company’s geographic atrophy treatment, hit specific yearly targets.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
But if it’s left to atrophy, it can disappear entirely.
From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026
He massaged Shin’s arms and legs so that his muscles would not atrophy.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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